Combined bed and lounge



(No Model.)

H. BURGESS. COMBINED BBD AND LUUNGE.

Patented Deo. 23, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BURGESS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COMBINED BED AND-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 443,389, dated December 23, 1890.

Serial No. 316,974. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BURGEss, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Combined Bed and Wardrobe Lounge, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings, forming` a part thereof, in which- Figure l is a front elevation, partly in section, of my improved combined bed and wardrobe-lounge. Fig. 2 is a transverse section showing t-he parts in the position of use for a bed; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section showing` the parts arranged for use as a lounge.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in all the views.

The object of my invention is to construct a simple and inexpensive bed-loun ge having the outward appearance of the ordinary lounge in general use and capable of being used as a lounge andas a receptacle for bedclothing.

The invention consists in the combination, with the frame, of a folding back adapted to be let down into the frame into a horizontal position, so as to complete the bed.

The frame A of the bed-lounge is formed of the end pieces B B and the bottom C, the depth of the end pieces being equal to the thickness of the back D, so that when the back is folded down upon the bottom C its upper surface will be even with the end pieces. The back D is secured to the rear of the frame A by offset hinges E, the said hinges being provided with stops d for limiting the rearward movement of the back D. The bottom C is supported upon legs b.

To the end pieces B B is hinged the seat F, and to the ends of the seat F are secured the pillows G, formed of upholstered frames, so that when the seat F is unfolded to convert the lounge int-o a bed the said pillows form asupport for the seat.

When the seat is unfolded and the backD is turned down, as shown in Fig. 2, the parts are arranged to form a convenient and comfortable bed, and when the back is raised up and theA seat is folded down upon the frame, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a convenient lounge of the ordinary appearance is formed, and the space between the seat and the bottom C is suflicientto contain the bedclothing.

Vhen the pillows G are not used to support the seat, the seat is providedwith folding legs H, attached to the front edge thereof and adapted to support it at the required height.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- I. A sofa-bed comprising the bottom C, having end pieces, a seat F, hinged to said end pieces to rest on top thereof when folded to form a space between it and the bottom to receive the bedclothes, a back of less length than the seat F to permit it to enterbetween the end pieces and hinges E, the lower members of which are projected outward and upward from the rear edge of the bottom C, and the upper members of which are secured to the rearvor lower edge of the back, whereby the back will be supported with its lower edge above the bottom, and when folded the upper and lower or front and rear edges will be flush with the front and rear sides of the sofa, substantially as set forth.

2. A sofa-bed comprising the bottom C, having end pieces B B', a seat resting at its ends on top of said end pieces and hinged thereto to swing outwardly, a clothes-receiving space of the depth of the side pieces being thus formed, a back of less length than the seat to swing down into the clothes-receiving space when the seat is swung outwardly, and hinges E, connecting the back and bottom, offset to the rear of the bottom, and provided with a stop, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the bottom C, having end pieces B B', of a seat F, resting at its ends on top thereof and hinged thereto to swing outwardly, a clothes-receiving space being thus formed between the seat and bottom, pillows or rests secured wholly to the ends of the seat on its upper side to swing therewith and support it when swung out- 9 wardly, and the back connected to the bottom by offset hinges, and of less length than the seat, to swing down between the end pieces into the clothesreceiving space when the seat is swung outwardly, substantially as set forth.

HENRY BURGESS.

Witnesses:

J. P. TRUI'rr, C. W. HAsKi-Ns.

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